Plow.



J. T. EDDINGS.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, 1912.

1,077,820, Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

l witnesses COLUMBL} FLANOGRAPH CO-,WASHINGTDN n c UNITED STATES PATENT ormcn JAMES '1. EDDINGS, or GOOLIDGE, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR or one-HALF To GORDON '1. KIGHT, or COOLIDGE, GEORGIA.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed December 30, 1912'. Serial 1%. 739,336.

and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to plows, and more i particularly to plows of the scooter type,

though it may, if desired, be used upon other plows.

The object of the invention is to provide an adjustable shoe which travels in the rear of the plow shaft or blade, and the adjustment of which serves to determine the depth of the cut of the plow.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a structure of this character which may be readily attached to or detached from the plow and one which is provided with a removable shoe which actually contacts with the earth and which is held in place in such manner that the shoe may be removed or replaced by the loosening or tightening of a single nut.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a scooter plow having the invention applied thereto, and with certain of the parts in elevation. Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the attachment, and Fig. 3 is an underside view of the attachment.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates the plow beam, 6 a portion of the handles, and 7 the stock or standard, all of these parts being of the usual and well known construction. The attachment is formed of a single bar of metal bent upon itself, and its bight formed with an eyelet 8. The two side members of the foot piece formed by this bar are indicated by the reference characters 9 and 10. The forward ends of these members are connected by a pivot 11 with the lower portion of the stock or standard. The lower end of a short bar 12 is pivoted at 13, between the members 9 and 10, and this bar passes through a loop 14. The loop 14 has a set screw 15 threaded therethrough, which is adapted to bind into position, the lower oflset end 16 of a bar 17 The upper end of the bar 17 is pivoted at 18 to the beam One of the distinctive features of this invention is the method of securing a shoe 19 in position by the tightening of a single nut. This shoe is provided with an upturned front end 2U and the shoe tapers toward its front end. This front end enters between the members 9 and 10 and a bolt 21 passes through the shoe and through the eyelet 8. A washer 22 bears upon the upper face of the foot piece adjacent this eyelet, and a nut 23 is threaded upon the bolt and bears upon said washer. The bolt is provided with an angular head 24: which is recessed into the shoe to provide a flat and smooth underface for the shoe. 1t is apparent that this shoe will ride along the ground and that by means of the set screw, the combined length of the bars 12 and 17 may be adjusted and the plow thereby caused to make a shallow or deep cut, as may be desired.

The structure herein shown is a very simple and inexpensive one. The entire foot piece may be made of a single strip of metal and bent to form the eyelet and at the same time by upturning the front end of the shoe this shoe may be secured in place by the tightening of the single nut 23. It is therefore apparent that there will be no necessity for drilling holes for the reception of bolts to secure this shoe in place, while at the same time the shoe may be very readily laced in position, or removed.

Vhile the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be made within the scope of the appended ,foot piece and passing between said bars and having a nut threaded upon its upper end 110 to draw the shoe toward said bars and to thereby draw the upturned forward end of said shoe toward said bars.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a plow, comprisingv'a beam and a standard, of a foot piece formed of a single strip of metal and bent upon itself to form an eyelet at its bight portion. the free ends of said foot piece being pivoted to said plow beam, a shoe having an upturned forward end which enters between the portions of the foot piece, a bolt passing through the rear portion of said shoe and through said eyelet and a nut threaded upon said bolt for drawing said shoe toward said 1 bars to thereby cause the upturned forward end of said shoe to enter between the portions of the foot piece, whereby said shoe is secured at both ends by the tightening of the single nut. 2 In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES T. EDDINGS. Witnesses:

ETHEL BRANTLEY, M. L. PAFFORD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington. D. G. 

